What flowers will be in season for my wedding in Ireland?

Hi, I'm Sarah. I'm an artisan farmer-florist based in Co Waterford, in the Southeast of Ireland.

Together, my husband and I grow every single flower we use in our wedding design, and our passion is putting our top quality blooms into breathtaking arrangements to fulfil your seasonal wildflower- and garden-style bridal dreams.

Seasonal Irish flowers have such personality and style — each season has its own unique feel, bringing nature into your wedding flowers.

Continue reading to find out more about the flowers available for your wedding each season.

Spring

Early spring:

Early spring flowers arrangements include lots of bulbs, such as daffodils and tulips. We can also use budding branches such as red maple and we have lots of anemones for bud vases and buttonholes.

Mid spring:

Mid spring on our farm includes late tulips and ranunculus. The daffodils are finished but we still have plenty of anemones, now with longer stems. We also start to use early flowering branches such as crabapple and hardy annuals like scented stock, bupleurum, nigella.

Late spring:

In late spring we see the last of the ranunculus, but now we have heaps of annuals and perennials to choose from. Snapdragons and lupins provide dramatic spikes, while orlaya, nigella, sweet rocket, honesty and queen Anne's lace provide airiness and whimsy. We are still using lots of scented stock, bupleurum and nigella.

Summer

Early summer:

Early summer sees massive biennial and perennial harvests — yarrow in so many colours, delphinium, scabious, foxgloves, honesty, sweet rocke and veronica to name a few. We are still working through lots of hardy annuals like queen Anne's lace, scabious, daucus, snapdragons and more.

Mid summer:

Mid summer sees the tender annuals starting to take the stage — cosmos and sunflowers in particular. More perennials are blooming each day including hydrangea, verbena, bee balm, sea holly and feverfew.

Fruiting grape vines are now available in abundance for use in large event installations for that lush luxurious feel.

Late summer:

Late summer and the tender annuals are really working their charm — colourful zinnias, dramatic dahlias and delicated china asters start to come in earnest.

We are still harvesting lots of cosmos, yarrow, sunflowers and crocosmia. Interesting accents at this time of year include grains like rye and barley, flowering grasses and green tomatoes on the vine.

Autumn:

Autumn is when interesting textures and moody colour schemes are at their best. As well as the dahlias, zinnias and china aster, we are now using cascading amaranth, rich rudbeckia and marigolds. In our autumn installations, we also use lots of berry branches, pumpkins, grains and fruit like crabapples to evoke harvest time.

If you like what you've seen so far and you'd like to enquire about wedding/event flowers, please email us at moneygormfarm@gmail.com and/or fill out our wedding enquiry form on our website.